Chapter 246: Miss, I will wait for you

Yunxiao seemed to sense something; she constantly felt as if something was staring at her, so she unconsciously glanced in a certain direction.

But that glance almost gave a certain machine psychological trauma.

He kept staring at Yunxiao until she dubiously withdrew her gaze, whereupon the high‑computing Logic Core resumed operation.

Retrieving data....

Human's... sixth sense?

Having retrieved the data and reached a conclusion, this ancient machine also continued his experiment.

The pursuit of knowledge is his very essence.

For the exploration of all things, and for all things that cannot be computed by formulas, meticulous experiments are required.

This experiment is not limited to a single topic; there are many, many.

And now, after performing so many variable manipulations on his experimental subject, only one remains—the final, forever‑uncalculable philosophical question.

Perhaps this problem is actually meaningless, but experimentation itself is about finding new paths from these meaningless topics!

"The final topic has now been opened."

"Debate: How much 'concentration' of emotion must a machine possess before it exhibits the quality of self‑sacrifice?"

"And.... how long can data imbued with emotion withstand the washing away of time?"

"Begin verification of the fourth experiment."

On the battlefield of the Insect Disaster, Yunxiao was desperately flying toward the Black Hole Voyager; having penetrated deepest and constantly harassed by lasers, she is now the last person who has not yet entered the Black Hole Voyager.

The Black Hole Voyager could no longer withstand attacks; to evade, the Intelligent Machine Empress could only send half of the Voyager's body into the black hole's event horizon.

At this moment, lasers struck again; Yunxiao barely dodged, expecting a brief lull, but suddenly two lasers shot from the darkness and instantly destroyed the engine system at the mech's rear.

"Oh no!!!"

Now only two engines remain, flight speed greatly diminished; although Yunxiao had prepared nanobots to repair the mech's damaged parts, even repairs still require time.

Even Yunxiao's prepared escape device failed at this moment; everything seemed deliberately calculated, blocking all her retreats.

At this moment, the distance to the Black Hole Voyager is neither close nor far.

But at this speed, she will surely not catch up.

Yunxiao watched as the Voyager was gradually sucked into the black hole, her heart burning with anxiety.

"Miss, don't panic."

118's voice came again, calming Yunxiao's agitated heart; 118 always gives her endless sense of security.

"Miss, do you still remember the capsule ejection device from before?"

Yunxiao instantly recalled the several times 118 had forcibly ejected her from the mech, and her eyes widened.

Could he be about to....?

"No!"

"This time! I absolutely disagree!"

But this time, the usually expressionless 118 actually broke character and laughed.

Although the body Yunxiao built for 118 also had facial control functions, she had never seen 118 use them.

But now she has seen it, and at the same time she recalled that female housemaid robot whose smile had once been a psychological shadow for her, its grin eerie.

118's smile was natural and genuine, and Yunxiao froze.

"Miss, I didn't prepare that escape device."

"Ah?"

"Well...."

Before Yunxiao could finish speaking, a set of equipment suddenly ensnared her body.

118 intended to hurl Yunxiao out again, but the situation causing all this is entirely his own miscalculation.

He has absolute confidence in his calculations; according to them, Yunxiao should be able to easily kill the Insect Emperor and then normally return to the Black Hole Voyager.

But now, another variable has appeared....

Now, according to his calculations, he seems.... unable to escape.

At this moment a laser struck suddenly; 118 dodged quickly, but the mech's right arm was still hit and instantly detached from the main body.

"Next, I will hurl you out; this battle suit has a pulse engine, enough for you to reach the Voyager."

"!!!"

Their cockpits are separated by some distance; the mech cannot grab both at once, so 118 chose to let Yunxiao go first.

"How again!"

"I command you in the name of Iron Guard: let the mech extend its hand, and we'll go together!"

"Request denied, Miss; there's no time."

118 had stopped pretending altogether, while Yunxiao was already seized by the external mech's hand and then violently thrown out.

Yunxiao turned her head, looking at the gigantic mech behind her; after throwing her, it then reached its hand toward 118.

118 wanted to hurl himself out as well!

Just as Yunxiao had that thought, she discovered the next wave of lasers had precisely struck the cockpit where 118 was located.

"118!!!"

"Again!!!"

Yunxiao gritted her teeth, trying to make her equipment spray toward 118, but found the spray engines would not obey her command, insistently flying toward the Voyager.

"Miss, I'm fine."

118's voice came again; as expected, his life is truly tenacious.

But....

Even if 118 is fine, what can we do?

He can't come in with me anymore!

What should we do... what should we do...

Yunxiao was extremely anxious, constantly struggling, but the jet equipment of this suit remained firmly under 118's control, continuously flying toward the Far Voyager.

But 118's tone remained so calm, so calm that it made Yunxiao a bit irritable.

Miss, there's no need to be anxious.

I am a machine, not limited by lifespan; I can wait until you come out of the black hole.

No! No!

You won't be able to hold out—that's fifty thousand years!

Even if 118 outside won't be devoured by the Insect disaster, even if 118 has sufficient power, after fifty thousand years everything will change—will 118 still be that 118?

That's fifty thousand years.... Yunxiao, upon thinking of such a long time, felt despair.

It's fine, Miss.

You have one minute and seventeen seconds before you enter the Far Voyager; immediately, our communication will be completely cut off.

Miss, if you have anything you want to say, say it now quickly.

Afterward, 118 heard Yunxiao's breaking-down sound.

It should be you who says something!!

The one who has to wait fifty thousand years is you!!

Miss, I will wait for you.

Believe me.